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Minireviews:

Jack T. Stapleton, Carolyn F. Williams, and Jinhua Xiang

GB Virus Type C: a Beneficial Infection?
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3915-3919. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Virology:

Danny Ka-Ho Wong, Man-Fung Yuen, Eric Tse, HeJun Yuan, Simon Siu-Man Sum, Chee-Kin Hui, and Ching-Lung Lai

Detection of Intrahepatic Hepatitis B Virus DNA and Correlation with Hepatic Necroinflammation and Fibrosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3920-3924. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Man-Fung Yuen, He-Jun Yuan, Erwin Sablon, Danny Ka-Ho Wong, Annie On-On Chan, Benjamin Chun-Yu Wong, and Ching-Lung Lai

Long-Term Follow-Up Study of Chinese Patients with YMDD Mutations: Significance of Hepatitis B Virus Genotypes and Characteristics of Biochemical Flares
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3932-3936. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Kate E. Dingle

Mutation in a Lordsdale Norovirus Epidemic Strain as a Potential Indicator of Transmission Routes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3950-3957. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Helen Sarantis, Grant Johnson, Martha Brown, Martin Petric, and Raymond Tellier

Comprehensive Detection and Serotyping of Human Adenoviruses by PCR and Sequencing
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3963-3969. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Lei Li, Hideaki Shimizu, Lan Thi Phuong Doan, Phan Gia Tung, Shoko Okitsu, Osamu Nishio, Eiko Suzuki, Jeong Kee Seo, Kyo Sun Kim, Werner E. G. Müller, and Hiroshi Ushijima

Characterizations of Adenovirus Type 41 Isolates from Children with Acute Gastroenteritis in Japan, Vietnam, and Korea
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4032-4039. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mel Krajden, Rishma Shivji, Kingsley Gunadasa, Annie Mak, Gail McNabb, Michel Friesenhahn, David Hendricks, and Lorraine Comanor

Evaluation of the Core Antigen Assay as a Second-Line Supplemental Test for Diagnosis of Active Hepatitis C Virus Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4054-4059. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Karen Pehler-Harrington, Marilyn Khanna, Chris R. Waters, and Kelly J. Henrickson

Rapid Detection and Identification of Human Adenovirus Species by Adenoplex, a Multiplex PCR-Enzyme Hybridization Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4072-4076. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Michael R. Holbrook, Robert E. Shope, and Alan D. T. Barrett

Use of Recombinant E Protein Domain III-Based Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays for Differentiation of Tick-Borne Encephalitis Serocomplex Flaviviruses from Mosquito-Borne Flaviviruses
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4101-4110. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Linda Cook, Ka-Wing Ng, Arthur Bagabag, Lawrence Corey, and Keith R. Jerome

Use of the MagNA Pure LC Automated Nucleic Acid Extraction System followed by Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR for Ultrasensitive Quantitation of Hepatitis C Virus RNA
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4130-4136. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

François Rouet, Didier K. Ekouevi, André Inwoley, Marie-Laure Chaix, Marianne Burgard, Laurence Bequet, Ida Viho, Valériane Leroy, François Simon, François Dabis, and Christine Rouzioux

Field Evaluation of a Rapid Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Serial Serologic Testing Algorithm for Diagnosis and Differentiation of HIV Type 1 (HIV-1), HIV-2, and Dual HIV-1-HIV-2 Infections in West African Pregnant Women
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4147-4153. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Hongmei Mo, Liangjun Lu, Ron Pithawalla, Dale J. Kempf, and Akhteruzzaman Molla

Complementation in Cells Cotransfected with a Mixture of Wild-Type and Mutant Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Influences the Replication Capacities and Phenotypes of Mutant Variants in a Single-Cycle HIV Resistance Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4169-4174. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Hyunjung Jang, Mong Cho, Jeong Heo, Hyunghoi Kim, Hongki Jun, Woowon Shin, Byungman Cho, Heekyung Park, and Cheolmin Kim

Oligonucleotide Chip for Detection of Lamivudine-Resistant Hepatitis B Virus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4181-4188. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

William S. Mulford, Richard S. Buller, Max Q. Arens, and Gregory A. Storch

Correlation of Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Cell Counts and Elevated CSF Protein Levels with Enterovirus Reverse Transcription-PCR Results in Pediatric and Adult Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4199-4203. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Zhi Liu, Dale M. Netski, Qing Mao, Oliver Laeyendecker, John R. Ticehurst, Xiao-Hong Wang, David L. Thomas, and Stuart C. Ray

Accurate Representation of the Hepatitis C Virus Quasispecies in 5.2-Kilobase Amplicons
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4223-4229. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Enea Spada, Luciano Sagliocca, John Sourdis, Anna Rosa Garbuglia, Vincenzo Poggi, Carmela De Fusco, and Alfonso Mele

Use of the Minimum Spanning Tree Model for Molecular Epidemiological Investigation of a Nosocomial Outbreak of Hepatitis C Virus Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4230-4236. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Min Wei, Qi Guan, Hao Liang, Jianping Chen, Zhao Chen, Faxin Hei, Yi Feng, Kunxue Hong, Hailong Huang, Hui Xing, and Yiming Shao

Simple Subtyping Assay for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Subtypes B, C, CRF01-AE, CRF07-BC, and CRF08-BC
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4261-4267. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Bok Soon Min, Yoon Ju Noh, Jin Ho Shin, Sun Young Baek, Jae Ok Kim, Kyung Il Min, Seung Rel Ryu, Byoug Guk Kim, Do Keun Kim, Seok Ho Lee, Hong Ki Min, Byung Yoon Ahn, and Sue Nie Park

Surveillance Study (2000 to 2001) of G- and P-Type Human Rotaviruses Circulating in South Korea
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4297-4299. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Barbara Schmidt, Brittany Ashlock, Frank Neipel, and Jay A. Levy

Potential Screening Assay for Undetectable Viruses on the Basis of Their Capacity To Induce Alpha Interferon Production
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4300-4302. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

David R. Kilpatrick, Karen Ching, Jane Iber, Ray Campagnoli, Christopher J. Freeman, Nada Mishrik, Hong-Mei Liu, Mark A. Pallansch, and Olen M. Kew

Multiplex PCR Method for Identifying Recombinant Vaccine-Related Polioviruses
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4313-4315. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Nahum Méndez-Sánchez, Daniel Motola-Kuba, Norberto C. Chavez-Tapia, Jesús Bahena, Ricardo Correa-Rotter, and Misael Uribe

Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection among Hemodialysis Patients at a Tertiary-Care Hospital in Mexico City, Mexico
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4321-4322. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Vincent Mackiewicz, Elisabeth Dussaix, Marie-France Le Petitcorps, and Anne Marie Roque-Afonso

Detection of Hepatitis A Virus RNA in Saliva
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4329-4331. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Krisztián Bányai, Vito Martella, Ferenc Jakab, Béla Melegh, and György Szücs

Sequencing and Phylogenetic Analysis of Human Genotype P[6] Rotavirus Strains Detected in Hungary Provides Evidence for Genetic Heterogeneity within the P[6] VP4 Gene
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4338-4343. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Anna Casabianca, Chiara Orlandi, Alessandra Fraternale, and Mauro Magnani

Development of a Real-Time PCR Assay Using SYBR Green I for Provirus Load Quantification in a Murine Model of AIDS
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4361-4364. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Sophie Canobio, Cynthia M. Guilbert, Myriam Troesch, Johanne Samson, Mireille Lemay, Veronique Anne Pelletier, Anne-Claude Bernard-Bonnin, Rafal Kozielski, Normand Lapointe, Steven R. Martin, and Hugo Soudeyns

Differing Patterns of Liver Disease Progression and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Quasispecies Evolution in Children Vertically Coinfected with HCV and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4365-4369. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Bacteriology:

Atieh Khamis, Didier Raoult, and Bernard La Scola

rpoB Gene Sequencing for Identification of Corynebacterium Species
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3925-3931. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Agnieszka Sulikowska, Pawel Grzesiowski, Ewa Sadowy, Janusz Fiett, and Waleria Hryniewicz

Characteristics of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Moraxella catarrhalis Isolated from the Nasopharynges of Asymptomatic Children and Molecular Analysis of S. pneumoniae and H. influenzae Strain Replacement in the Nasopharynx
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3942-3949. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Chakshu Gupta and Laurence Edward Briski

Comparison of Two Culture Media and Three Sampling Techniques for Sensitive and Rapid Screening of Vaginal Colonization by Group B Streptococcus in Pregnant Women
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3975-3977. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Noriyuki Nagano, Yukiko Nagano, Christophe Cordevant, Naohiro Shibata, and Yoshichika Arakawa

Nosocomial Transmission of CTX-M-2 ß-Lactamase-Producing Acinetobacter baumannii in a Neurosurgery Ward
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3978-3984. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Georgios Keramas, Dang Duong Bang, Marianne Lund, Mogens Madsen, Henrik Bunkenborg, Pieter Telleman, and Claus Bo Vöge Christensen

Use of Culture, PCR Analysis, and DNA Microarrays for Detection of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli from Chicken Feces
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3985-3991. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Annamari Heikinheimo, Miia Lindström, and Hannu Korkeala

Enumeration and Isolation of cpe-Positive Clostridium perfringens Spores from Feces
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3992-3997. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Guido Funke and Pascale Funke-Kissling

Evaluation of the New VITEK 2 Card for Identification of Clinically Relevant Gram-Negative Rods
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4067-4071. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Xiaolei Yu, Milorad Susa, Cornelius Knabbe, Rolf D. Schmid, and Till T. Bachmann

Development and Validation of a Diagnostic DNA Microarray To Detect Quinolone-Resistant Escherichia coli among Clinical Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4083-4091. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Udo Reischl, Mohammad T. Youssef, Hans Wolf, Eija Hyytia-Trees, and Nancy A. Strockbine

Real-Time Fluorescence PCR Assays for Detection and Characterization of Heat-Labile I and Heat-Stable I Enterotoxin Genes from Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4092-4100. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Arlene D. Vinion-Dubiel, Theodore Spilker, Charles R. Dean, Henri Monteil, John J. LiPuma, and Joanna B. Goldberg

Correlation of wbiI Genotype, Serotype, and Isolate Source within Species of the Burkholderia cepacia Complex
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4121-4126. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jeffrey M. Schapiro, Rachna Gupta, Eric Stefansson, Ferric C. Fang, and Ajit P. Limaye

Isolation of Metronidazole-Resistant Bacteroides fragilis Carrying the nimA Nitroreductase Gene from a Patient in Washington State
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4127-4129. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Raul Colodner, Raul Raz, Irit Meir, Tsilia Lazarovich, Larisa Lerner, June Kopelowitz, Yoram Keness, Waheeb Sakran, Shifra Ken-Dror, and Naiel Bisharat

Identification of the Emerging Pathogen Vibrio vulnificus Biotype 3 by Commercially Available Phenotypic Methods
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4137-4140. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Gavin P. Gafan, Victoria S. Lucas, Graham J. Roberts, Aviva Petrie, Michael Wilson, and David A. Spratt

Prevalence of Periodontal Pathogens in Dental Plaque of Children
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4141-4146. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Maryam I. Daneshvar, Dannie G. Hollis, Robbin S. Weyant, Jean G. Jordan, John P. MacGregor, Roger E. Morey, Anne M. Whitney, Don J. Brenner, Arnold G. Steigerwalt, Leta O. Helsel, Patti M. Raney, Jean B. Patel, Paul N. Levett, and June M. Brown

Identification of Some Charcoal-Black-Pigmented CDC Fermentative Coryneform Group 4 Isolates as Rothia dentocariosa and Some as Corynebacterium aurimucosum: Proposal of Rothia dentocariosa emend. Georg and Brown 1967, Corynebacterium aurimucosum emend. Yassin et al. 2002, and Corynebacterium nigricans Shukla et al. 2003 pro synon. Corynebacterium aurimucosum
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4189-4198. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Monica Cartelle, Maria del Mar Tomas, Sonia Pertega, Alejandro Beceiro, M. Angeles Dominguez, David Velasco, Francisca Molina, Rosa Villanueva, and German Bou

Risk Factors for Colonization and Infection in a Hospital Outbreak Caused by a Strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae with Reduced Susceptibility to Expanded-Spectrum Cephalosporins
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4242-4249. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Toyoichiro Kudo, Aiko Kido, Yukiko Nishiyama, Hiroshi Koganeya, Takako Okuda, Motoshige Nabeshima, Yoshitsugu Iinuma, and Satoshi Ichiyama

Whole-Blood Counting Immunoassay as a Short-Turnaround Test for Detection of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen, Anti-Hepatitis C Virus Antibodies, and Anti-Treponema pallidum Antibodies
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4250-4252. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Stina B. Roth, Jari Jalava, Olli Ruuskanen, Aino Ruohola, and Simo Nikkari

Use of an Oligonucleotide Array for Laboratory Diagnosis of Bacteria Responsible for Acute Upper Respiratory Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4268-4274. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

P. M. Dunman, W. Mounts, F. McAleese, F. Immermann, D. Macapagal, E. Marsilio, L. McDougal, F. C. Tenover, P. A. Bradford, P. J. Petersen, S. J. Projan, and E. Murphy

Uses of Staphylococcus aureus GeneChips in Genotyping and Genetic Composition Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4275-4283. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Yoshitsugu Nakaguchi, Tetsuya Ishizuka, Satoru Ohnaka, Toshinori Hayashi, Kiyoshi Yasukawa, Takahiko Ishiguro, and Mitsuaki Nishibuchi

Rapid and Specific Detection of tdh, trh1, and trh2 mRNA of Vibrio parahaemolyticus by Transcription-Reverse Transcription Concerted Reaction with an Automated System
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4284-4292. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Juan-Carlos Galán, Marta Tato, María-Rosario Baquero, Carmen Turrientes, Fernando Baquero, and José-Luis Martinez

Fosfomycin and Rifampin Disk Diffusion Tests for Detection of Escherichia coli Mutator Strains
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4310-4312. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Gabriella Terhes, Edit Urbán, József Sóki, Kanjo Abdul Hamid, and Elisabeth Nagy

Community-Acquired Clostridium difficile Diarrhea Caused by Binary Toxin, Toxin A, and Toxin B Gene-Positive Isolates in Hungary
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4316-4318. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Xiaotian Zheng, Alexandra F. Freeman, Jay Villafranca, Dee Shortridge, Jill Beyer, William Kabat, Karen Dembkowski, and Stanford T. Shulman

Antimicrobial Susceptibilities of Invasive Pediatric Abiotrophia and Granulicatella Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4323-4326. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Basappa G. Mantur and Smita S. Mangalgi

Evaluation of Conventional Castaneda and Lysis Centrifugation Blood Culture Techniques for Diagnosis of Human Brucellosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4327-4328. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

S. M. Bruisten, G. T. Noordhoek, A. J. C. van den Brule, B. Duim, C. H. E. Boel, K. El-Faouzi, R. du Maine, S. Mulder, D. Luijt, and J. Schirm

Multicenter Validation of the cppB Gene as a PCR Target for Detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4332-4334. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Chris Neeleman, Corné H. W. Klaassen, Debbie M. Klomberg, Hanneke A. de Valk, and Johan W. Mouton

Pneumolysin Is a Key Factor in Misidentification of Macrolide-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae and Is a Putative Virulence Factor of S. mitis and Other Streptococci
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4355-4357. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Boulos Maraha, Hans Berg, Marjolein Kerver, Steef Kranendonk, Jaap Hamming, Jan Kluytmans, Marcel Peeters, and Anneke van der Zee

Is the Perceived Association between Chlamydia pneumoniae and Vascular Diseases Biased by Methodology?
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3937-3941. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

S. Niemann, T. Kubica, F. C. Bange, O. Adjei, E. N. Browne, M. A. Chinbuah, R. Diel, J. Gyapong, R. D. Horstmann, M. L. Joloba, C. G. Meyer, R. D. Mugerwa, A. Okwera, I. Osei, E. Owusu-Darbo, S. K. Schwander, and S. Rüsch-Gerdes

The Species Mycobacterium africanum in the Light of New Molecular Markers
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3958-3962. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Kristin Kremer, Judith R. Glynn, Troels Lillebaek, Stefan Niemann, Natalia E. Kurepina, Barry N. Kreiswirth, Pablo J. Bifani, and Dick van Soolingen

Definition of the Beijing/W Lineage of Mycobacterium tuberculosis on the Basis of Genetic Markers
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4040-4049. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jason T. Evans, Peter M. Hawkey, E. Grace Smith, Kerstin A. Boese, Roderic E. Warren, and George Hong

Automated High-Throughput Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Unit Typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains by a Combination of PCR and Nondenaturing High-Performance Liquid Chromatography
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4175-4180. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

S.-Y. Grace Lin, William Probert, Melanie Lo, and Edward Desmond

Rapid Detection of Isoniazid and Rifampin Resistance Mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex from Cultures or Smear-Positive Sputa by Use of Molecular Beacons
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4204-4208. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Lisa Pascopella, Steffi Kellam, John Ridderhof, Daniel P. Chin, Arthur Reingold, Edward Desmond, Jennifer Flood, and Sarah Royce

Laboratory Reporting of Tuberculosis Test Results and Patient Treatment Initiation in California
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4209-4213. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Elvira Richter, Michael Weizenegger, Anne-Marie Fahr, and Sabine Rüsch-Gerdes

Usefulness of the GenoType MTBC Assay for Differentiating Species of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in Cultures Obtained from Clinical Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4303-4306. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Nadine Lemaître, Sylvie Armand, Anne Vachée, Odile Capilliez, Christine Dumoulin, and René J. Courcol

Comparison of the Real-Time PCR Method and the Gen-Probe Amplified Mycobacterium tuberculosis Direct Test for Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Pulmonary and Nonpulmonary Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4307-4309. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mycology:

Nongnuch Vanittanakom, Jitwadee Supabandhu, Chantana Khamwan, Jutarut Praparattanapan, Sophit Thirach, Narawudt Prasertwitayakij, Worawit Louthrenoo, Siri Chiewchanvit, and Napaporn Tananuvat

Identification of Emerging Human-Pathogenic Pythium insidiosum by Serological and Molecular Assay-Based Methods
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3970-3974. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

M. Healy, K. Reece, D. Walton, J. Huong, K. Shah, and D. P. Kontoyiannis

Identification to the Species Level and Differentiation between Strains of Aspergillus Clinical Isolates by Automated Repetitive-Sequence-Based PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4016-4024. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jong Hee Shin, Mi-Ra Park, Jeong Won Song, Dong Hyeon Shin, Sook-In Jung, Duck Cho, Seung Jung Kee, Myung Geun Shin, Soon Pal Suh, and Dong Wook Ryang

Microevolution of Candida albicans Strains during Catheter-Related Candidemia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4025-4031. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Cornelia Lass-Flörl, Eberhard Gunsilius, Günther Gastl, Hugo Bonatti, Martin C. Freund, Andreas Gschwendtner, Gabriele Kropshofer, Manfred P. Dierich, and Andreas Petzer

Diagnosing Invasive Aspergillosis during Antifungal Therapy by PCR Analysis of Blood Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4154-4157. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Aditya K. Gupta, Teun Boekhout, Bart Theelen, Richard Summerbell, and Roma Batra

Identification and Typing of Malassezia Species by Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism and Sequence Analyses of the Internal Transcribed Spacer and Large-Subunit Regions of Ribosomal DNA
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4253-4260. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

J. Jin, Y.-K. Lee, and B. L. Wickes

Simple Chemical Extraction Method for DNA Isolation from Aspergillus fumigatus and Other Aspergillus Species
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4293-4296. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Lidiane Meire Kohler, Paulo César Fialho Monteiro, Rosane Christine Hahn, and Júnia Soares Hamdan

In Vitro Susceptibilities of Isolates of Sporothrix schenckii to Itraconazole and Terbinafine
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4319-4320. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ricardo Araujo and Acacio Gonçalves Rodrigues

Variability of Germinative Potential among Pathogenic Species of Aspergillus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4335-4337. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Carmen Castro, M. Carmen Serrano, Bernardo Flores, Ana Espinel-Ingroff, and Estrella Martín-Mazuelos

Comparison of the Sensititre YeastOne Colorimetric Antifungal Panel with a Modified NCCLS M38-A Method To Determine the Activity of Voriconazole against Clinical Isolates of Aspergillus spp.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4358-4360. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Michelle M. Durkin, Patricia A. Connolly, Kian Karimi, Emerson Wheat, Carol Schnizlein-Bick, Stephen D. Allen, Katia Alves, Ram P. Tewari, and Elizabeth Keath

Pathogenic Differences between North American and Latin American Strains of Histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum in Experimentally Infected Mice
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4370-4373. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Epidemiology:

Chien-Shun Chiou, Tsai-Ling Liao, Tzu-Hui Wang, Hsiu-Li Chang, Jui-Cheng Liao, and Chun-Chin Li

Epidemiology and Molecular Characterization of Streptococcus pyogenes Recovered from Scarlet Fever Patients in Central Taiwan from 1996 to 1999
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3998-4006. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Azucena Mora, Miguel Blanco, Jesús E. Blanco, M. Pilar Alonso, Ghizlane Dhabi, Fiona Thomson-Carter, Miguel A. Usera, Rosa Bartolomé, Guillermo Prats, and Jorge Blanco

Phage Types and Genotypes of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 Isolates from Humans and Animals in Spain: Identification and Characterization of Two Predominating Phage Types (PT2 and PT8)
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4007-4015. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Katherine M. Campbell, Andrew F. Vaughn, Kevin L. Russell, Besa Smith, Dinice L. Jimenez, Christopher P. Barrozo, John R. Minarcik, Nancy F. Crum, and Margaret A. K. Ryan

Risk Factors for Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in an Outbreak of Disease among Military Trainees in San Diego, California, in 2002
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4050-4053. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Soumen Kahali, Bhaswati Sarkar, K. Rajendran, Jasmina Khanam, Shinji Yamasaki, Ranjan K. Nandy, S. K. Bhattacharya, and T. Ramamurthy

Virulence Characteristics and Molecular Epidemiology of Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli Isolates from Hospitalized Diarrheal Patients in Kolkata, India
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4111-4120. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Muhamed-Kheir Taha, Dario Giorgini, Magaly Ducos-Galand, and Jean-Michel Alonso

Continuing Diversification of Neisseria meningitidis W135 as a Primary Cause of Meningococcal Disease after Emergence of the Serogroup in 2000
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4158-4163. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Bixing Huang, Brett A. Heron, Bruce R. Gray, Sofroni Eglezos, John R. Bates, and John Savill

A Predominant and Virulent Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 1 Strain Detected in Isolates from Patients and Water in Queensland, Australia, by an Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Protocol and Virulence Gene-Based PCR Assays
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4164-4168. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Parasitology:

Marcela Escalante, Fernanda Romarís, Mercedes Rodríguez, Esperanza Rodríguez, José Leiro, María T. Gárate, and Florencio M. Ubeira

Evaluation of Trichinella spiralis Larva Group 1 Antigens for Serodiagnosis of Human Trichinellosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4060-4066. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Francine Pratlong, Jean-Antoine Rioux, Pierre Marty, Françoise Faraut-Gambarelli, Jacques Dereure, Geneviève Lanotte, and Jean-Pierre Dedet

Isoenzymatic Analysis of 712 Strains of Leishmania infantum in the South of France and Relationship of Enzymatic Polymorphism to Clinical and Epidemiological Features
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4077-4082. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jamshaid Iqbal, Ahmed Siddique, Mohammad Jameel, and Persotum R. Hira

Persistent Histidine-Rich Protein 2, Parasite Lactate Dehydrogenase, and Panmalarial Antigen Reactivity after Clearance of Plasmodium falciparum Monoinfection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4237-4241. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Rafael S. Duarte, Otávio P. Miranda, Bruna C. Bellei, Maria Aparecida V. P. Brito, and Lúcia M. Teixeira

Phenotypic and Molecular Characteristics of Streptococcus agalactiae Isolates Recovered from Milk of Dairy Cows in Brazil
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4214-4222. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jennifer A. Schuchert, T. J. Inzana, Ø. Angen, and S. Jessing

Detection and Identification of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae Serotypes 1, 2, and 8 by Multiplex PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4344-4348. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Alexander I. Karasin, Keith West, Suzanne Carman, and Christopher W. Olsen

Characterization of Avian H3N3 and H1N1 Influenza A Viruses Isolated from Pigs in Canada
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4349-4354. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Case Reports:

Todd P. Levin, Darric E. Baty, Thomas Fekete, Allan L. Truant, and Byungse Suh

Cladophialophora bantiana Brain Abscess in a Solid-Organ Transplant Recipient: Case Report and Review of the Literature
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4374-4378. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Lucia Pacifico, Alessandra Panero, Patrizia Colarizi, Marco Matrunola, Antonella F. Simonetti, and Claudio Chiesa

Neonatal Candida albicans Septic Thrombosis of the Portal Vein followed by Cavernous Transformation of the Vessel
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4379-4382. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Severin Dufke, Heike Kunze-Kronawitter, and Sören Schubert

Pyelonephritis and Urosepsis Caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4383-4385. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Rob van Hest, Adri van der Zanden, Martin Boeree, Kristin Kremer, Mirjam Dessens, Pieter Westenend, Boulos Maraha, René van Uffelen, Ronald Schütte, and Wiel de Lange

Mycobacterium heckeshornense Infection in an Immunocompetent Patient and Identification by 16S rRNA Sequence Analysis of Culture Material and a Histopathology Tissue Specimen
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4386-4389. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Sameer Elsayed and Kunyan Zhang

Bacteremia Caused by Clostridium symbiosum
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4390-4392. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Thierry De Baere, Rita Verhelst, Caroline Labit, Gerda Verschraegen, Georges Wauters, Geert Claeys, and Mario Vaneechoutte

Bacteremic Infection with Pantoea ananatis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4393-4395. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Christian Martin, Véronique Fermeaux, Jean-Luc Eyraud, and Yves Aubard

Streptococcus porcinus as a Cause of Spontaneous Preterm Human Stillbirth
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4396-4398. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Patrick C. Y. Woo, Samson S. Y. Wong, Susanna K. P. Lau, and Kwok-yung Yuen

Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis-Related Peritonitis Associated with Lancefield Group G Beta-Hemolytic Streptococcus: Report of Two Cases Requiring Tenckhoff Catheter Removal
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4399-4402. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

François Trueba, Michel Fabre, and Patrick Saint-Blancard

Rapid Identification of Mycobacterium genavense with a New Commercially Available Molecular Test, INNO-LiPA MYCOBACTERIA v2
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4403-4404. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Zheng-Chao Tu, Gary Zeitlin, Jean-Pierre Gagner, Thormika Keo, Bruce A. Hanna, and Martin J. Blaser

Campylobacter fetus of Reptile Origin as a Human Pathogen
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4405-4407. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Alice D. Hughes, Giovanni D. Lorusso, and Donald L. Greer

Cost-Effective Method for Identification of Dimorphic Fungi
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4408-4409. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor:

S. Blanco, C. Prat, M. A. Pallarés, L. Matas, and J. Domínguez

Centrifugal Ultrafiltration Method for Rapid Concentration of Legionella pneumophila Urinary Antigen
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4410. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Benjamin A. C. Fisher and Sundeept Bhalara

False-Positive Result Provided by Rapid Heterophile Antibody Test in a Case of Acute Infection with Hepatitis E Virus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4411. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ana Lúcia da Costa Darini, Izabel Cristina Vanzato Palazzo, and Annie Felten

Cefoxitin Does Not Induce Production of Penicillin Binding Protein 2a in Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Strains
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4412-4413. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Khalil Boutaga, Arie Jan van Winkelhoff, Christina M. J. E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls, Paul H. M. Savelkoul, Akihiro Yoshida, Nao Suzuki, Yoshio Nakano, Miki Kawada, and Takahiko Oho

Considerations in Evaluating the Applicability of Universal Detection of Oral Pathogens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4414-4415. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Eileen J. Klein, Jennifer R. Stapp, Marguerite A. Neill, John M. Besser, Michael T. Osterholm, Phillip I. Tarr, Richard B. Thomson, Jr., Patrick J. Gavin, and Lance R. Peterson

Shiga Toxin Antigen Detection Should Not Replace Sorbitol MacConkey Agar Screening of Stool Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4416-4417. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

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